11 bowling centres within 25 km of downtown

Bowling in Calgary

Five-pin halls on one side, Splitsville's ten-pin on the other

Most of Calgary's centres keep to one game or the other. Splitsville's rooms in Highfield, Meridian and Creekside are ten-pin, while Chinook Bowladrome, Paradise Lanes, Toppler Bowl and Bowling Depot are five-pin halls. Speeders in Chinook puts duckpin lanes inside an indoor karting centre.

Most lanesChinook Bowladrome · 32 lanes

Latest closingThe Banquet Mahogany · 2 AM

Best Google ratingThe Banquet U District · 4.5 from 1,856 reviews

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1130 42 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1Z4

30 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirty ten-pin lanes on 42 Avenue SE, with VIP lanes, indoor mini golf and golf simulators.

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324 58 Ave SE #4000, Calgary AB T2H 0P1

Hours listed  Open to the public

An indoor karting centre on 58 Avenue SE where duckpin bowling shares the floor with laser tag and mini golf.

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6455 MACLEOD TRAIL, Calgary AB T2H 0K3

32 lanes Open to the public

Thirty-two five-pin lanes on Macleod Trail, with daily leagues, a licensed snack bar and party rooms.

Splitsville Bowl Calgary Meridian

2916 5th Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2A 6K4

30 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirty ten-pin lanes on 5th Avenue NE, with arcade prizes, pool tables and a family menu.

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Paradise Lanes

4.5 (279)

3411 17 Ave SE, Calgary AB T2A 0R3

18 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Eighteen five-pin lanes on 17 Avenue SE, with leagues every day and glow bowling late in the week.

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3953 Univ Ave NW #220, Calgary AB T3B 6K3

Hours listed  Open to the public

One of two Banquet bars in Calgary, with lanes, arcade machines and food served at the bar or the table.

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Toppler Bowl

4.4 (409)

7640 Fairmount Dr SE, Calgary AB T2H 0X9

16 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Sixteen five-pin lanes on Fairmount Drive SE, with leagues morning to evening, lessons and glow bowling.

Bowling Depot in a 2008 photograph by D'Arcy Norman (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons; image regenerated and resized.

146 - 5255 MCCALL WAY NE, CALGARY, AB T2E 7J5

24 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

An independent five-pin centre on McCall Way NE with 24 lanes, leagues, glow nights and a pizza deal.

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12330 Symons Valley Rd NW, Calgary, AB T3P 0A3

18 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Eighteen ten-pin lanes in Creekside Shopping Centre, with arcade games, pool and late weekend closing.

Exterior photograph identified as the Mahogany branch by the operator’s image catalogue.

#1000, 80 Mahogany Rd. SE, Calgary, AB T3M 3K9

Hours listed  Open to the public

A Mahogany bar with bowling lanes, arcade games and late hours, plus $2 lanes on Mondays for walk-ins.

Splitsville Calgary Glamorgan

11-3919 Richmond Rd SW, Calgary, AB T3E 4P2

20 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A Richmond Road SW centre where Splitsville offers both ten-pin and five-pin games, plus arcade and pool.

Five-pin, with leagues every day

Chinook Bowladrome on Macleod Trail has 32 five-pin lanes, daily leagues and party rooms. Bowling Depot on McCall Way NE publishes 24 lanes and closes at 10 PM. In the southeast, Paradise Lanes has 18 lanes and Toppler Bowl on Fairmount Drive 16, with leagues from morning to evening and lessons.

Ten-pin rooms and bar lanes

Splitsville Highfield and Splitsville Meridian have 30 ten-pin lanes each, Glamorgan 20 with both games and Creekside 18, all with published hours to 1 AM; Highfield adds VIP lanes, indoor mini golf and golf simulators. The two Banquet bars, in the University District and Mahogany, pair lanes with arcade games. The Mahogany bar stays open to 2 AM and charges $2 a lane on Mondays for walk-ins.